Multiple Choice Questions

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The microscope usually used for seeing living cells or tissues is

  • compound microscope

  • electron micrscope

  • phase contrast microscope

  • light microscope.


C.

phase contrast microscope

Phase contrast microscope was developed by Zemicke (1935, Nobel Prize 1953) to observe living cells and the events occurring in them (e.g., Spindle formation, movement of chromosomes, endocytosis, exocytosis). It is similar to optical microscope except that it has an annular diaphragm in the condenser and a transparent phase plate at the back focal plane of objective. The microscope converts differences in refractive indices into differences in brightness.


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Which of the following is correct regarding respiration in adult frog

  • In water- Skin, gills

  • On land - Skin, buccal cavity

  • In water- Skin, buccal cavity

  • On land- Skin, lungs, gills


Which of the following is correctly matched

  • Monstera- Fibrous root

  • Dahlin- Fasciculated root

  • Azadirachta- Adventitious root

  • Basil- Prop roots


Deuteromycetes are known as fungi imperfecti because

  • their zygote undergoes meroblastic and holoblastic cleavage

  • only asexual stages are known

  • they have aseptate myceliun

  • they are autotrophic


Abscisic acid is known as the stress hormone because it

  • breaks seed dormancy

  • induces flowering

  • promotes leaf fall

  • promotes closure of stomata


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One of the world's most poisonous fish toxins is released by

  • clown fish

  • eel fish

  • sword fish

  • puffer fish


Na+/K+ pump is associated with

  • passive transport

  • active transport

  • osmosis

  • imbibition


Photorespiration shows formation of

  • sugar but not ATP

  • ATP but not sugar

  • both ATP and sugar

  • neither ATP nor sugar


Which of the following is correctly labelled

  • A: Reissner's membrane

  • B: Scala vestibuli

  •  C : Basilar membrane

  • D: Tectorial membrane


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In aerobic respiration, total number of ATP molecules formed from 1 glucose molecule is

  • 28

  • 32

  • 36

  • 30